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Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons opened its first store in Shanghai on Tuesday [26 February 2019], entering a crowded market with competition from rivals Starbucks, Costa and Chinese startup Luckin Coffee. With more than 4,800 stores in North America, the Philippines and the Middle East, Tim Hortons has big plans for China, aiming to establish

Agriculture, rural areas and farmer’s issues remain China’s top priorities for the 16th consecutive year as its “No. 1 central document” prioritizes development of agriculture and rural areas. The document, the first policy statement released by central authorities each year and seen as an indicator of policy priorities, was made public Tuesday by the Communist

Starbucks will set up the first Italian food-featured cafe in China, highlighting Italian dishes and drinks, the company said Friday [15 February 2019]. The move came as part of the U.S. coffeehouse chain company’s efforts to carry out a “purpose-driven growth agenda to play the long game in China,” according to the company’s statement…Full Article:

Luckin coffee, the Xiamen-based fast-rising coffee chain, said on Feb 12 they plan to get into 18 new cities including Shijiazhuang, Shenyang, Guiyang and Zhuhai by the end of April, making it present in a total of 40 cities this year…Full Article: ECNS.cn Feb 2019 Key Point By the end of 2018, Luckin Coffee reportedly

Eyeing growing appetite among Chinese consumers for premium meat, Uruguayan meatpacker Rondatel SA is looking to expand export of its distinctive black-pack meat products to the Chinese market. The slick packaging is eye-catching, and it also has an innovative label that tracks the contents from pasture to plate…Full Article: China Daily Feb 2019 Key Points

The Mongolian authorities on Monday said the East Asian country has beefed up its fight against an outbreak of African swine fever. Since the first case of the viral disease in pigs was recorded earlier this month, some 1,500 pigs have been slaughtered, Mongolia’s General Agency for Specialized Investigation said in a statement…Full Article: Xinhua

China has confirmed a new outbreak of African swine fever in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. On a local farm in Yongning County, 26 pigs were confirmed infected with the viral disease and 13 dead as of 11 p.m. Saturday, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Sunday, citing a report of China

A pig carcass found on a beach on an uninhabited island near Matsu close to China tested positive for African swine fever, the authorities said Saturday [19 January 2019]. Earlier this month, another dead hog, found on a beach in Kinmen, also tested positive. In both cases, investigators assumed the carcasses had floated ashore from

China’s agriculture ministry on Friday said new cases of African swine fever had been confirmed in the country’s northwestern province of Gansu. The outbreaks occurred on two farms with a total of 190 pigs in the province’s capital city of Lanzhou, with the viral disease infecting 143 of the pigs and killing 37, the Ministry

China has reined in the African swine fever epidemic with 916,000 pigs culled as of Jan. 14, the agriculture and rural affairs ministry said Tuesday. “Outbreaks are sporadic and not at epidemic proportions,” according to ministry spokesperson Guang Defu…Full Article: Xinhua Jan 2019 Key Point As of 14 January 2019, according to the Ministry of